COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE SENATE ==================================================================== SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Six senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,001,006 -01.3 Votes cast: 965,328 96.4 +00.9 Informal votes: 31,552 03.3 +01.0 Formal votes: 933,776 96.7 -01.0 Quota for election: 133,397 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haydon Aldersey 8,888 01.0 Group A Robert Low 85 00.0 Q:0.067 Emily Gilbey-Riley 8,174 00.9 Group B Gratton Darbyshire 54 00.0 Q:0.062 Stephen Spence Grn 19,054 02.0 Group C Meryl McDougall Grn 387 00.0 Q:0.146 Hon Dr Rosemary CROWLEY * ALP 299,317 32.1 ELECTED 2 Hon Chris Schacht * ALP 1,220 00.1 Group D Deirdre Tedmanson ALP 557 00.1 Q:2.257 David Rodway CTA 6,779 00.7 Group E Brett Rodway CTA 38 00.0 Q:051 Michael Wohltmann 1,053 00.1 Group F Jeanette Wohltmann 28 00.0 Q:0.008 Bert Joy 9,300 01.0 Group G Stephen Wikblom 124 00.0 Q:071 David Dwyer 2,386 00.3 Group H Alfred Walker 44 00.0 Q:0.018 Deborah McCulloch 5,557 00.6 Group I Marg McHugh 62 00.0 Q:0.042 Denise Tzumli 39 00.0 Kenneth Nicholson 6,192 00.7 Group J Colin Shearing 94 00.0 Q:0.047 Robert HILL * Lib 426,361 45.7 ELECTED 1 Grant Chapman * Lib 778 00.1 Group K Jeannie Ferris Lib 532 00.1 Q:3.209 Maria Kortesis Lib 382 00.0 Natasha STOTT DESPOJA * AD 133,782 14.3 ELECTED 3 Ian Gilfillan AD 1,448 00.2 Group L Judy Smith AD 371 00.0 Q:1.018 Desea Tsagatos AD 129 00.0 Geoffrey Wells 561 00.1 Q:0.004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 933,776 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined Liberal vote was 45.8 2. The combined ALP vote was 32.2 3. The combined AD vote was 14.5 4. Gilfillan was a SA MLC 1982-93, 1997-2006. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hill's 292,964 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldersey 33 00.0 8,921 01.0 Low 4 00.0 89 00.0 Gilbey-Riley 34 00.0 8,208 00.9 Darbishire 2 00.0 56 00.0 Spence 32 00.0 19,086 02.0 McDougall 2 00.0 389 00.0 CROWLEY * E 299,317 32.1 ELECTED 2 Schacht * 18 00.0 1,238 00.1 Tedmanson 5 00.0 562 00.1 D Rodway 24 00.0 6,803 00.7 B Rodway 0 38 00.0 M Wohltmann 1 00.0 1,054 00.1 J Wohltmann 0 28 00.0 Joy 36 00.0 9,336 01.0 Wikblom 2 00.0 126 00.0 Dwyer 15 00.0 2,401 00.3 Walker 0 44 00.0 McCulloch 20 00.0 5,577 00.6 McHugh 1 00.0 63 00.0 Tzumli 0 39 00.0 Nicholson 28 00.0 6,220 00.7 Shearing 1 00.0 95 00.0 HILL * E 133,397 14.3 ELECTED 1 CHAPMAN * 292,358 99.8 293,13 31.8 ELECTED 4 Ferris 155 00.1 687 00.1 Kourtesis 71 00.0 453 00.0 STOTT DESPOJA * E 133,782 14.3 ELECTED 3 Gilfillan 70 00.0 1,518 00.2 Smith 4 00.0 375 00.0 Tsagatos 0 129 00.0 Wells 22 00.0 583 00.1 (exhausted 11 11 ) (lost by fraction 15 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 292,964 933,776 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Crowley's 165,920 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldersey 34 00.0 8,955 01.0 Low 2 00.0 91 00.0 Gilbey-Riley 28 00.0 8,236 00.9 Darbishire 1 00.0 57 00.0 Spence 90 00.1 19,176 02.0 McDougall 6 00.0 395 00.0 CROWLEY * E 133,397 14.3 ELECTED 2 SCHACHT * 165,281 99.6 166,519 17.8 ELECTED 5 Tedmanson 288 00.2 850 00.1 D Rodway 22 00.0 6,825 00.7 B Rodway 3 00.0 41 00.0 M Wohltmann 4 00.0 1,058 00.1 J Wohltmann 2 00.0 30 00.0 Joy 15 00.0 9,351 01.0 Wikblom 2 00.0 128 00.0 Dwyer 4 00.0 2,405 00.3 Walker 1 00.0 45 00.0 McCulloch 24 00.0 5,601 00.6 McHugh 1 00.0 64 00.0 Tzumli 0 39 00.0 Nicholson 4 00.0 6,224 00.7 Shearing 1 00.0 96 00.0 HILL * E 133,397 14.3 ELECTED 1 CHAPMAN * E 293,136 31.8 ELECTED 4 Ferris 6 00.0 693 00.1 Kourtesis 1 00.0 454 00.0 STOTT DESPOJA * E 133,782 14.3 ELECTED 3 Gilfillan 56 00.0 1,574 00.2 Smith 7 00.0 382 00.0 Tsagatos 1 00.0 130 00.0 Wells 5 00.0 588 00.1 (exhausted 17 28 ) (lost by fraction 14 29 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 165,920 933,776 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Stott Despoja's 385 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldersey 0 8,955 01.0 Low 0 91 00.0 Gilbey-Riley 0 8,236 00.9 Darbishire 0 57 00.0 Spence 1 00.3 19,177 02.0 McDougall 0 395 00.0 CROWLEY * E 133,397 14.3 ELECTED 2 SCHACHT * E 166,519 17.8 ELECTED 5 Tedmanson 2 00.5 852 00.1 D Rodway 0 6,825 00.7 B Rodway 0 41 00.0 M Wohltmann 0 1,058 00.1 J Wohltmann 0 30 00.0 Joy 0 9,351 01.0 Wikblom 0 128 00.0 Dwyer 0 2,405 00.3 Walker 0 45 00.0 McCulloch 0 5,601 00.6 McHugh 0 64 00.0 Tzumli 0 39 00.0 Nicholson 0 6,224 00.7 Shearing 0 96 00.0 HILL * E 133,397 14.3 ELECTED 1 CHAPMAN * E 293,136 31.8 ELECTED 4 Ferris 1 00.3 694 00.1 Kourtesis 0 454 00.0 STOTT DESPOJA * E 133,782 14.3 ELECTED 3 Gilfillan 374 98.2 1,948 00.2 Smith 3 00.8 385 00.0 Tsagatos 0 130 00.0 Wells 0 588 00.1 (exhausted 0 28 ) (lost by fraction 4 33 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 385 933,776 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Chapman's 159,739 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldersey 10 00.0 8,965 01.0 Low 0 91 00.0 Gilbey-Riley 11 00.0 8,247 00.9 Darbishire 1 00.0 58 00.0 Spence 6 00.0 19,183 02.0 McDougall 0 395 00.0 CROWLEY * E 133,397 14.3 ELECTED 2 SCHACHT * E 166,519 17.8 ELECTED 5 Tedmanson 3 00.0 855 00.1 D Rodway 15 00.0 6,840 00.7 B Rodway 0 41 00.0 M Wohltmann 0 1,058 00.1 J Wohltmann 0 30 00.0 Joy 7 00.0 9,358 01.0 Wikblom 1 00.0 129 00.0 Dwyer 2 00.0 2,407 00.3 Walker 0 45 00.0 McCulloch 3 00.0 5,604 00.6 McHugh 0 64 00.0 Tzumli 0 39 00.0 Nicholson 6 00.0 6,230 00.7 Shearing 1 00.0 97 00.0 HILL * E 133,397 14.3 ELECTED 1 CHAPMAN * E 133,397 14.3 ELECTED 4 FERRIS 159,494 99.9 160,188 17.2 ELECTED 6 Kourtesis 69 00.0 523 00.0 STOTT DESPOJA * E 133,782 14.3 ELECTED 3 Gilfillan 87 00.1 2,035 00.2 Smith 5 00.0 390 00.0 Tsagatos 0 130 00.0 Wells 3 00.0 591 00.1 (exhausted 4 32 ) (lost by fraction 11 44 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 159,739 933,776 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1996. Chapman, Crowley, Ferris, Hill, Schacht and Stott Despoja elected for a term ending 30 June 2002. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1999): Hon Nick BOLKUS (ALP), Alan FERGUSON (ALP), Dominic FOREMAN (ALP), Meg LEES (AD), Nick MINCHIN (Lib), Amanda VANSTONE (Lib) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Nick Bolkus (born 1950): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1993 Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs to 11 March 1996 Appointed Delegate to the 1998 Constitutional Convention. > Hedley Grant Pearson Chapman (born 1949): Elected 1987, 1990, 1996 > Rosemary Anne Crowley (born 1938): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1996 Minister for Family Services to 11 March 1996 > Alan Baird Ferguson (born 1943): Appointed 1992. Elected 1993 Appointed Delegate to the 1998 Constitutional Convention > Jeannie Ferris (1941-2007): Elected 1996 Born 14 March 1941, New Zealand Career: Educated Monash University. Journalist, lobbyist, political advisor. Resigned place 12 July 1996 (see Appointments) > Dominic John Foreman (born 1933): Elected 1980, 1983, 1987, 1993 Resigned place 15 September 1997 (see Appointments) > Robert Hill (born 1946): Elected 1980, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1996 Minister for Environment from 11 March 1996 Appointed Delegate to the 1998 Constitutional Convention > Meg Heather Lees (born 1948): Appointed 1990. Elected 1993 Leader of the Australian Democrats from 5 December 1997 > Nicholas Hugh Minchin (born 1953): Elected 1993 Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister 11 March 1996 to 6 October 1997 Special Minister of State, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister from 6 October 1997 > Chris Schacht (born 1946): Elected 1987, 1990, 1996 Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction to 11 March 1996 > Natasha Jessica Stott Despoja (born 1969): Appointed 1995. Elected 1996 Appointed Delegate to the 1998 Constitutional Convention > Amanda Eloise Vanstone (born 1952): Elected 1984, 1987, 1993 Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs 11 March 1996 to 6 October 1997 Minister for Justice from 6 October 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For the circumstances of Ferris's resignation, see Appointments --------------------------------------------------------------------